Chiarelli for building Boston into a winner from scratch basically
Shero for making great deals
Tallon for his work with the Blackhawks rebuild and cup win, has the Panthers up and running a lot faster than Burke managed with the Leafs
Poile for keeping Nashville in top condition
Sather have the Rangers on the right track after some really funky years

Others I want to comment on:

Lamoreillo seems to have really lost his touch since the lockout

Yzerman a bit overrated given his two years in management

Holland laid the foundations fifteen years ago, hasn't really been that busy

Holmgren very ballsy, always seems to work out

McPhee and Doug Wilson have hit brick walls with regards to getting their teams over the hump

Lombardi in LA is overrated. I like his philosophy but he drafted way too many defensemen with high picks, has a big log jam and the Kings find themselves with a lack of firepower

Darcy Regier stale Buffalo organization probably needs a enema.

Rutherford, how did he win a cup in 2006? He always seems to overpay his own players, make bad trades and have underachieving teams with good pieces.

Gillis benefiting greatly from the foundation work done by Burke and Nonis.

I feel no need to get long-winded and break down the greatness of all these managers. Rather, it will suffice to say that these men are economical in their approach to adding real value to their organization. All are Cup-winners save for David Poile, GM of the cap floor Nashville Predators, and all by no surprise have an incredibly strong drafting record.

I feel no need to get long-winded and break down the greatness of all these managers. Rather, it will suffice to say that these men are economical in their approach to adding real value to their organization. All are Cup-winners save for David Poile, GM of the cap floor Nashville Predators, and all by no surprise have an incredibly strong drafting record.

Economical and Dale Tallon seem pretty weird to associate with one another.

You should probably take note that the Panthers are ahead of us in the standings, spending $8 million less, and this, after coming off a 28th place finish last year.

For starters...

You're defending the guy who left Chicago in financial shambles thanks to the brilliant signings of Cristobal Huet and Brian Campbell. Chicago was also forced to lose their cup winning goaltender along with Havlat, trade Troy Brouwer (I know you love him) and Kris Versteeg. You've blamed Burke on several occasions for similar reasons after his cup win in Anaheim and yet Tallon is the economical one?

You're defending the guy who left Chicago in financial shambles thanks to the brilliant signings of Cristobal Huet and Brian Campbell. Chicago was also forced to lose their cup winning goaltender, trade Troy Brouwer (I know you love him) and Kris Versteeg. You've blamed Burke on several occasions for similar reasons after his cup win in Anaheim and yet Tallon is the economical one?